The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-25

Fsv-0ceeSaf nEEH of lARe Parrish Bonn
4orrufsc Executive Committee.
Pursuant to a call Of the chairman Of the
| Democratic Executive Committee OF the
1 Parish Of Calcasleu, said Committee met at
the Court House, in the city Of Lake Charles
on this the 10Th day OF Nov. 1887.
Present: Hon. WB. Vincent, chairman
Jacob Ryan, II. C, GIN, DIR. ]. Q. Munhny,
/ ], Ben KirlIman, j. 7, Hewitt, j. w. Bryan,
/ D. j. Reid, Abner Cole, by proxy, D. j. Reid,
D. D. AndruG, by proxy ]. W Bryan, YIN
| NJ. Perkins, by proxy j Ben hirizman, l. j.
/ Carroll, by proxy d. j. Reid.
On motion the following resolutions were
adopted:
| Committee Of Cdloasieu IARish, 81 regular SeS-
son assembled, list That the delegates to
which this parish is entitled in the State
| Democratic Nominating Convention to be
/ held ct Baton Rouge, on January 10, 1855 70
nominate candidates for State officers shall
/ he elected by parish convention to be held
Al the Court House, in the town Of Lake
Charles, on the 22d day Of December, 1887, at
the hour of IL m.
al, That the Democratic vote cast for Gov
ernor in this parish at the general election IN
| 1884 be taken as the basis Of said represen-
tation in said parish convention, and each
| ward shall be entitled in said convention to
one delegate for each twenty-five votes cast
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thereof Of thirteen or more. Carried.
Sd. That the delegates from the several
precincts Of this parish to said parish conven-
| ton shall be selected by primary election to
| be held on the 18th day Of December, 1881, ana
| to be conducted at each polling place by the
commissioners Of election. who shall keep
| list of all who vote, and who shall open the
polls at a. m. and close the same at Up. m,
| except at Lake Charles, where they will be
| open from s a. N. to p. M, and the commits
| sfoners shall Immediately proceed to count
| the votes at the places of voting and declare
the result, and shall certify, in writing, to
| the election of the delegates receiving the
highest number of votes, which certificate
| shall be made in duplicate one copy OF
which shall be delivered to the delegates
which shall be the credentials Of said dele
gates when signed by majority of commits
sioners, and the other copy to be forwarded
| to the Hon. VIM. Vincent, Chairman Of the
| Parish Executive Committee, lat Lake Charles,
! La Carried.
| 4th. That the Chairman of the Parish Exec
utive Committee shall appoint two commits
sioners for each polling place, who shall sp-
| point their own clerk. Should said commits
| siOners fail to appear within enc hour from
! the time fixed for opening the polls, then the
| Democratic voters present shall select their
commissioners and clerk and proceed to elect
the delegates Carried.
Mr.. D. j. Reid offered the following reso-
| luton
5th, That only Democrats who will under
the general election laws Of the State be
| qualified to vote at the next general election,
! will be allowed to vote, provided, that when
! any person offering to vote shall be chal-
lenged, such voters personal RYerment and
pledge that he will support the Democratic
! nominee for all State Offices shall entitle him
ment and pledge shall be good cause to reject
| his vote.
Mr.. J. Ben Kirkman moved to amend by
| inserting the word "Whlte," so as to read,
''only white Democrats" etc. Carried by q
| vote of Z to O.
9th. That the different wards are entitled
| to the following representation in said parish
convention, and will elect at the following
polling places delegates as follows, tO-wit
First Ward, las follows at The Bay
Postoflce, 2 g. W. FOrd's store, 6 James
! Neyfls residence, 2 Asa R. Turner's mill, l.
Second Ward, 8-as follows: At DerOuen
d Andrus' store, Jennings, 5 at c. D.
! Welsh's store, Welsh Station, 3,
| Third Ward, lS-Gg follows AT Court
House, Lake Charles, 16 ; at LOrain's mill, 2
Fourth Ward, Gas follows: At Nathaniel
| Vincent'B store, q at Perkins store, West
| Lake Charles, at Z, A. Perkins store, Sui
phur Mine, /,
Fifth Ward, 8-as follows: AtJ. 7. David.
sons store, Edgerley, 4 at Dr. L. NJ Mimm'e
residence, 2 at J. Il. Jaclkson's store, 2.
Sixth Ward 5-as follows AT ". j. Stay
! denis residence, l at M. c. FraEar's store. 5
at j a. Whitman's residence, l.
Seventh Ward, lO-as follows At G. NJ
Dear's store, sugartown, 6; at Clear Creel
Church, 2 at W. B, WelbOrn's, 2.
Eighth Ward, S-as follows At Gill's En-
terprise 8 ; at o. s. Lyons store, s.
The chair appointed the following commits
sioners Of election :
Ward Precinct l, Pine Grove Church
". T. Dunn and LeVey strother. Precinct
at G. W. Ford's, Abner Cole and VIM. Sack
son. Precinct 3, at James Nevils, L. N
Crawford and Louis Doueet. Precinct 4, q
Turner's mill, r. G. Reid and Chas. CLANCY
Ward 2-PTecinct l, at Jennings, l. e. An
drus and A. NJ. Gauthier. Precinct 2, a
Welsh's store, Henry Welsh and ElOis Hebert
Ward 3-Precinct l, at Court House, LAX
Charles, B. r. StoddaTd and James 7. GeaTy
Precinct 2, at LOrain's mill, Toliver Haye
and Jos. DerOuen.
Ward 4-Preeinct /, at Nathaniel Vincent
store, S. P. WetherilI and Dosite Vincent
Precinct &, at A. j. Perkins store, D. j. Ian
dry and Jake Rigmaiden. Precinct 8, at Z
A. Perkins store, e. a. Perkins and As
Elender.
Ward b-Precinct l, at j. T. Davidson
store, E. 7. Arlington and J. A. Perkins
Precinct 2, at JacksOn's store W. NJ. Dun
and ]. FL. jackson. Precinct 8, Pinchbur
P. o., J. A. Foster and sumpter Minis.
Ward 6-Preclnct /, at Slayden's mill, }. d
. Davis and D. W. Slaydon. Precinct 2, q
Frazar's store, T. j. Carroll and Isaac Nichols
Precinct 8, at Whitmsn's Ferry, j. L. Glib
t and J. A. Foster.
! Ward Precinct l, Sugartown, T. ]. lie
and j. NJ. Dear. Precinct 2, at Clear Cree
!, Church, J. F. Havens and Joseph Coli
S Precinct 8, at Welborn's, G. W. Corkran an
, | W. B. Welborn.
i Ward 8-Preclnct l, at Gin's old stor,
i W, G, Reeves and W A KiFICWOOd Pr,
+ cinet 2, at Ivan A. Perkins store, ]. A. Pc
lkins and ]. A. Andrus.
= On motion of DR.. ]. c. Munday, that q
:, proxy shall be given except to delegai
4 from the same ward to parish convention.
There being no further business, on motiol
= the committee adjourned sine die.
WI. VINCENT,
, Chairman Democratic Executive Commute
~ Parish of Calcasieu.
J. j. c. MUNDAY, Secretary.